Minor League All-Star Teams, 1922-1962 : Rosters, Statistics and Commentary.

Long before strip malls, television and huge retail chains homogenized American culture, minor league baseball clubs represented individual, local ideals. Fans turned out in droves to see their hometown heroes, and teams were sources of civic pride and popular recreation. Gradually, these teams and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Selko, Jamie
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jefferson : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2007.
Temas:
1900-1999
Minor league baseball > North America > History > 20th century.
Minor league baseball > North America > Statistics.
Ligues mineures (Base-Ball) > Amérique du Nord > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Ligues mineures (Base-Ball) > Amérique du Nord > Statistiques.
GAMES > Gambling > Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Business Aspects.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Essays.
SPORTS & RECREATION > History.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Reference.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Sports.
Minor league baseball
North America
History
Statistics
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Long before strip malls, television and huge retail chains homogenized American culture, minor league baseball clubs represented individual, local ideals. Fans turned out in droves to see their hometown heroes, and teams were sources of civic pride and popular recreation. Gradually, these teams and leagues were either driven under or swallowed up by baseball''s vertical integration, and by 1963 a significant piece of the American landscape had all but disappeared. This heavily researched reference work covers every official minor league All-Star team from 1922 (when the first such team was nam.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (585 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781476618456
1476618453
1322077770
9781322077772

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